Monday, June 20, 2016

Monday's Headlines: Anti-Trump delegates raising money for staff and a legal defense fund

A costly reminder Sanders still hasn't dropped out: His Secret Service detail; Brexit vote won't hinge on emotional ties to Europe; LeBron James, Cavaliers end 52 years of Cleveland heartbreak with first NBA title; Cancer doctors lead push to boost use of HPV vaccine amid 'epic fail' by pediatricians ;
 
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Anti-Trump delegates raising money for staff and a legal defense fund
The group is quickly emerging as the most organized effort to stop presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and coincides with his declining poll numbers.
A costly reminder Sanders still hasn't dropped out: His Secret Service detail
The candidate has the type of around-the-clock protection that can cost taxpayers more than $38,000 a day — and the bill could mount for five more weeks until the Democratic convention in Philadelphia.
 
Brexit vote won't hinge on emotional ties to Europe
New polls show a dead heat in the campaign, but even if pro-E.U. forces are successful, most Britons will still view the landmass across the water as a separate entity where invasions are hatched, crises are brewing and bureaucracy is born.
 
LeBron James, Cavaliers end 52 years of Cleveland heartbreak with first NBA title
The Cavaliers dethroned the Golden State Warriors in a tense, back-and-forth Game 7 to become the first team to recover from a three-to-one series deficit to win the NBA Finals. James was named series MVP.
 
Cancer doctors lead push to boost use of HPV vaccine amid 'epic fail' by pediatricians
Despite studies that show it could help avert tens of thousands of cancer cases, the vaccine remains stubbornly underused a decade after its introduction.
 
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Is the gun lobby finally cornered?
 
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Gay Orlando grapples with life after the Pulse attack: 'I feel like I have to be out, to be strong'
After a week of vigils, fundraisers and funerals, the rest of the country has started to move on. But for a group of friends who were regulars at the nightclub, what was once normal is now shrouded in sadness.
Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov in new 'Star Trek' films, dies after being struck by his own car
The 27-year-old Russian-born actor was found pinned between his car and a gate on his inclined driveway in California, an officer said.
'Game of Thrones': A stunning and bloody 'Battle of the Bastards'
Jon Snow and Ramsay Bolton battled for Winterfell in the penultimate episode of Season 6.
Why Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen is building the world's largest airplane
Wider than a football field and bigger than the infamous Spruce Goose, Stratolaunch is designed to carry rockets and "air launch" them into orbit.
The USGA tried to ruin the U.S. Open, but Dustin Johnson saved it — and himself
In shedding the title of Best Golfer Not to Win a Major Championship, Johnson salvaged an event that was nearly overshadowed by a dubious penalty on him that left other golf pros in disbelief.
Last year was the deadliest ever for the world's environmental activists
A new report says the number of people killed worldwide in 2015 for opposing mining, logging and dams rose almost 60 percent from the previous year.
The media dug deep on Brock Turner and Bill Cosby. What about Woody Allen?
As rape accusations against the director resurface, journalists should focus on the bigger picture.
Disdain for Trump and Clinton is so strong, even the dead are campaigning
One of the quirkier byproducts of a campaign season defined by vitriol and polarization has been a dramatic increase in the number of people whose last words are used to weigh in against Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton.
Trump: Profiling Muslims already in U.S. is 'common sense'
"You know, I hate the concept of profiling. But we have to start using common sense," the GOP candidate said, doubling down on a policy he proposed after the San Bernardino attack last year.
 
     
 
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